msmithbooks Chapter 831 The hidden danger of the Warriors
Chapter 831 The hidden danger of the Warriors
Chapter 831 The hidden danger of the Warriors
The Thunder have been leading the game.Their offense played very smoothly. Facing the opponent's defensive strategy of pinching the ball holder, their players can hit open shots, and the opponent's defense is useless.
The Cavaliers' strategy of pinching the ball-handler is very effective in the playoffs, especially for those ball-handlers who are not fast enough and have limited passing vision and height.Moreover, their rotation speed will increase in the playoffs, and their assistance and supplementary defenses will also come up, so the defense will not be easily penetrated.But the regular season is just...
The Thunder led the game, leading by more than 20 points at most.In the last quarter of the game, the opponent handed in their guns in advance, and the game entered garbage time.
In the end, the Thunder easily defeated the defending champion Cavaliers at home, with a record of 39 wins and 15 losses.
Two days later, the Thunder played against the Warriors at home!
It was really a meeting of enemies, and they were extremely jealous. The Thunder didn't need to mobilize for the match between these two teams.No one on the team wants to lose to the other team, not even in the regular season.
The attention of this game before the game was also extremely high. Now that the two teams are playing with a full lineup, I don't know what it will be like.
Moreover, this is also the first time Durant has come to the Thunder's home stadium, Ford Center, as a visiting team player.How the fans will react is also a matter of great interest to everyone.
The reporter interviewed Durant before the game, and the latter said that he is now a member of the Warriors, and he has no other ideas when he comes to this familiar venue, he just wants to help the team win.
The reporter asked Durant what would you think if the fans booed you.Durant said that he has prepared well and will not affect the performance of the game.
Xie Kai scored a career-high 56 points in a single game at the Oracle Center last game, so everyone wants to see how he will perform against the Warriors again in this game.
The starting lineup of the two sides is the same as when they met for the first time. The difference from the previous game is that Pickled Pepper replaced Robertson.
If there was a problem of running-in between the two teams in the first match between the two sides at the beginning of the season, and the second game was due to the absence of pickled peppers, both sides will play with all the main players in this game, and the reference of the game is much stronger.
When Durant was practicing, the Thunder fans at the scene began to boo him. The degree of booing him was comparable to that of the Cavaliers Quicken Loans Center Arena fans booing James.
Xie Kai thinks there is nothing wrong with free agents leaving the team. The team can trade players, and players can also choose to leave the team.This is all within the scope of the rules, and everyone takes what they need.No one has to play for only one team for a lifetime, and any moral kidnapping is immoral.
But the problem is that you can leave, but the way you leave is indeed a bit too much. No wonder the fans will be angry. Naturally, there is no reason to spray you.
After the start of the first quarter, the Warriors were still single-defense, with positions [-] to [-] choosing to switch defenses indefinitely.The Thunder team is switching defenses combined with pressure, strategically emptying the long-range shots of Green and Slag, and strictly preventing splashes + KD.
Pickled Pepper's defensive effect on Durant is better than Robertson, and on the offensive end, Durant dare not let him go to help defend the inside.
Xie Kai didn't have a lot of personal offenses in the first quarter. He still opened up space for his teammates on the off-ball side and acted as the team's setter, which surprised the Warriors.
Westbrook is full of impact and in good condition, and he is not on the top, playing very well.As long as he has a clear mind and has a basket on the outside, he is really a good player.His impact on the inside is something the Warriors don't have.When changing defenses indefinitely, as long as you pass the outside line of defense and rush into the inside line, even if you have assisted defense, you still have to risk fouls in many cases.
The offense of both teams is very fast and the efficiency is not low.The Warriors' offense is really powerful, moving without the ball, blocking and cutting, Durant's singles after the tactical kill, the organization of the second team Iguodala and Livingston, and David West's mid-range.
The Warriors are a system + superstar, with extremely high upper and lower limits.After Xie Kai played against them, he found that this team had a big hidden danger.
If the Warriors with 73 wins are the ultimate team and lack the ability to resolve stalemates, then this Warriors team has one thing that has not been resolved after the introduction of Durant, and in order to introduce him, something has been lost.
As we all know, the Warriors gave up the North Carolina Blackhawk Barnes in order to introduce Durant.Barnes' promotion to Durant is of course a good deal without even thinking about it, but the problem is not here. The team lost two major centers, Bogut and Ezeli, for this.
Aizeli is pure blue-collar and highly replaceable, but Bogut is an inside defensive gate, and he has a high basketball IQ, has a good support, and is also good at moving screens.With him, the team can play a regular lineup when starting, and then play a small lineup when it is desperate.
But because of the salary, Bogut was eventually sent away, and whether it was Zha Zha or McGee, they were far behind him.Of course, scumbag McGee is a basic salary, so what kind of bicycle do you need?
What the Warriors lost was the ability to screen, protect the frame, and defend against the strong inside. Compared with their acquisition of Durant, it is really nothing, but there are still some hidden dangers after all.
As for Durant, they still have a problem on the offensive end that has not been resolved.This problem is not singles ability, not strong shooting ability, because Durant does this. No one is more suitable for strong shooting than him. His height and shooting ability make him almost impossible to interfere with jump shots.
But even if Durant joins, the Warriors still lack a player who can provide vertical cutting ability. When everyone is switching defenses and increasing strength, passing and cutting are not so easy to play, and strong shooting, when physical fitness declines , a bit of a day to eat.
Super breakthrough hand + marksman is a perfect match.Durant and Curry can also break through, but when they are in a stalemate, their ability to break through is still greatly reduced, and what they are better at and prefer is shooting.Originally, Iguodala and Green could provide the ability to cut vertically, but the former two are old, their explosive power has declined, and the threat of breakthrough has decreased, while the latter can only rush through the clumsy inside line, unable to attract flanking attacks, and neither can bear the critical moment. Single-point blasting capability.
In Xie Kai's view, if Iguodala is replaced by James, perhaps the Warriors' small lineup will be really perfect.However, this is simply impossible.
From the very beginning, the two teams were back and forth, and no one could restrain the other.Of course, everyone didn't really increase their intensity, and they were still in the situation of attacking with all their strength on the offensive end and holding back on the defensive end.
(End of this chapter)